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The Bulldog Breed

From The Army's Funniest Private...To The Navy's Most Riotous Seaman!

6.1(19)19601h 37m1

Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.

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Status
Released
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Language
English
  • royal navy
  • black and white

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Director

Robert Asher

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)PGLondon13 Dec 1960
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical2 Aug 1961
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical25 Aug 1961
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical27 Sept 1961
  • GermanyDE

    • TheatricalWest Germany14 Jul 1961
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical10 Aug 1961
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalG23 Dec 1960
  • South AfricaZA

    • Theatrical24 Jun 1961
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical24 Apr 1961

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The Bulldog Breed was released on 13 December 1960.

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    CinemaSerf

    11/17/2024

    7/10

    I always think it was a little unfair to compare Norman Wisdom to others when so often he was entirely his own man, putting his own unique comedy spin and timing to good use creating a fun atmosphere for a British population still recovering from the effects of WWII. Here, he's the hapless "Puckle" whose girlfriend - well a gal he rather likes but who doesn't remotely reciprocate - rejects his offer of chocolates and…

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